Kay Tobin and Barbara Gittings collection of printed materials on the Gay Liberation Movement, 1964-2007 (bulk 1965-1980).

Mattachine Society

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The Mattachine Society was founded in Los Angeles in 1950 by a small group of Gay men who had communist and/or radical ties. In 1951, Mattachine began sponsoring discussion groups among Gay men to raise awareness of their plight; these discussion groups spread across the county and new chapters were permanently established in Denver, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and other cities. The goal of Mattachine was to fight discrimination and to support and build a positive homosexual commu...

American Library Association. Gay Task Force

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Historical Note The Gay Task Force of the American Library Association's (ALA) newly created Social Responsibility Round Table was established in 1970 to advocate for the interests of gays and lesbians both within the library profession, and in libraries nationally. From the guide to the American Library Association Gay Task Force and Social Responsibilities Round Table Collection, Bulk, 1970-1977, 1970-1993, (ONE National Gay &am...

Daughters of Bilitis

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The Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) were formed in 1955 in San Francisco by a group of women who wished to offer Lesbians an alternative social experience than the traditional Gay bar. The group also realized there was a need for education in both the general and Lesbian community about Gay rights and social inequality. In 1958, a chapter was established in New York City, followed by other chapters across the country. The goal of DOB was to help Lesbians accept themselves and lead a productive life. ...

Tobin, Kay

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Barbara Gittings (1932-2007), gay rights activist. Kay Tobin, gay rights activist. From the description of Kay Tobin and Barbara Gittings collection of printed materials on the Gay Liberation Movement, 1964-2007 (bulk 1965-1980). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702199204 ...

Gittings, Barbara, 1932-2007

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Barbara Gittings (1932–2007), prominent American GLBT activist, founded the New York chapter of Daughters of Bilitis, and was the first editor of DOB's The Ladder . Gittings was instrumental in forming the first gay caucus in the American Library Association (ALA). To honor her contributions, both the ALA and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) created annual awards bearing her name. From the guide to the Barbara Gittings papers, 1967-2006, (University of Minnesot...

Homophile Action League

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American Civil Liberties Union

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Founded in 1920 in New York City by Roger Baldwin and others; the ACLU was an outgrowth of the American Union Against Militarism's National Civil Liberties Bureau, which in 1920 changed its name to the American Civil Liberties Union. From the description of Collection, 1917- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 42740878 The Southern Women's Rights Project (SWRP) located in Richmond is affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union. The project deal...

Gay Activists Alliance

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Writer, gay rights activist, and professor of English at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. Officer of the Gay Activists Alliance (1970), Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (1976) and cofounder of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (1985), Kantrowitz is the author of the memoir Under the Rainbow: Growing Up Gay (1977) and many essays in the gay press. From the guide to the Arnie Kantrowitz papers, 1958-1995, (The New York Public Library. ...